Research at WWCT falls under three broad areas that reflect the wider organisation's conservation strategy:

Ex situ conservation

In situ conservation

Education and advocacy  

 

Ex situ conservation

• Development of a rapid diagnostic test for amphibian chytridiomycosis

• Provision of UV light in captive primates

• Model systems for the intensive management of highly threatened bird species

• Social management of captive primate populations

• Reproductive behaviour and population management of captive seabirds

• Memory retention in octopus

• Behaviour, nutrition and welfare of Ratites

• Husbandry and breeding in Edwards's pheasants

• Implementation of animal training as a management tool

• Development of improved primate diets for health and welfare

• Effect of visitor experiences on animal behaviour and welfare

In situ conservation

• Conserving Hyper-endemic Udzungwa Restricted Amphibians

• Forest antelope surveys in Tanzania

• Camera-trap surveys for Aders’ duiker in Kenya’s coastal forests

• Ecology and genetics of rare, endemic whitebeam species

• Species recovery of Strapwort, a critically endangered plant

• Bog hoverfly eDNA

 

Education and advocacy 

• The education value of visitor feeding experiences

• Visitor research - behaviour and engagement

• Education evaluation toolkit